2012-09-02

Kwara Bans Cutting of Roads
Kwara State government has committed N2.2billion on construction and rehabilitation of rural roads across the three senatorial zones of the state. Also the government has outlawed cutting of roads without per...

Abdulfatah: My Relationship with Senator Saraki's Very Cordial
Recently, upon his return from the Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, addressed journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, in a chat that was, among other things, meant to cl...

Chukwuemeka: ABS will remain in the Premier League
Abubakar Bukola Saraki team manager, Alloy Chukwuemeka has assured supporters of the team that they will beat Ocean Boys to remain in the Nigeria Premier League next season. ABS is rooted on 49 points and wou...

2012-09-01

Why Saraki, Ahmed'll Hardly Part Ways
For some time now, the media has been awash with reports of a schism between Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and his predecessor and mentor, Senator Bukola Saraki. The governor, former governor, their close ass...

Joy Petroleum: Directors Dismiss Petition Against Saraki
Mrs. Preye Obahor, wife of Matthew Obahor, deceased aide of Senator Bukola Saraki, has dissociated herself and other directors of Joy Petroleum Limited from a petition written against the senator. In a press st...

Tourism Meeting in Ilorin: Let's embrace 'Do the Right Thing' Programme
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation has recommended that the philosophy and charge of "Do the Right Thing” be adopted by all Nigerians in both their public and private l...

Saraki Canvasses Holistic Approach to Poverty Alleviation
The senator representing Kwara Central, Dr Bukola Saraki has canvassed a holistic approach as the most potent weapon to tackle poverty in the country. Speaking in Ilorin yesterday at the inspection of the surve...

Opinion - Kwara: The Falling State (Part 1)
By Tijani Saheed Initially, we thought the transition in Kwara (from Saraki to Ahmed) will be like that of Tinubu and Fashola; where Mr. Fashola cleared all doubts about his predecessor through massive development...

Kwara Police Nabs Young Man Behind Killer Text Messages in Ilorin
The Kwara Police Command on Friday arrested a man alleged to be circulating 'killer' text messages to the public. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Kayode Fabode, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in ...

2012-08-31

Don Describes Sheik Adam as an Advocate of Equality and Mutual Respect
Sheik Abdullahi Adam Al-Ilori has been described as a man who preached equality and mutual respect as well as common culture in Arabic language which always go together in all of his books and preaching. Thi...

Unilorin Mass Comm Celebrates Azeez
The Immediate past Head, Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin, Dr. Luqman Azeez has been described as a humble, hardworking, caring and down to heart creature of God who has been blessed with lots o...

Community Cries for Road Water
Residents Karuma area in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State have made a passionate appeal to both the state government to as matter of urgency address ecological challenges in the area. Some of th...

Place, People, Space in Na'Allah's Ilorin Praise Poetry
The task of poetry review is a very daunting one for me for two reasons. Since I claim to be a poet myself, there is always the tendency to get too critical of bad lines or even too charmed by good lines. Words, or th...

Kwara Ex-Councillors Protest Unpaid Severance Package
Ex-councillors from the 16 local governments of Kwara State stormed the Kwara State Government House  in Ilorin on Thursday demanding the payment of the balance of their severance package. The chairman of the E...

Kwara's Challenge of Governance
Hammed Shittu reports some of the recent policy decisions undertaken by the Kwara State government and the attendant controversies trailing them In kwara State, good times appears to be coming back again follow...

Shop Owners Appeal to Gov on Laying of Water Pipe
Shop owners along emir road Ilorin, the Kwara state capital have appealed to the state Government to as a matter of urgency direct the appropriate ministry to dress the ongoing pipe borne water drainage to allow...

Family Robbed of N2.2m Six Days to Daughter's Wedding
Last Monday was a black day for the family of Pa John Olanrewaju Ajetunmobi of Pipeline area in llorin, the Kwara State capital, as a four-man gang forced its way into their compound and took away US dollars worth N2.2...

2012-08-30

Amilegbe Residents Raise Alarm over Dumping of Refuse in Water
Residents of Amilegbe Area in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State have decried the untold hardship they face following the attitude of some residents who dump refuse into the Asa River, describing the act ...

Ahmed Urges Traditional Rulers to Complement Government Devt Efforts
Traditional rulers in Kwara State have been called upon to complement government efforts to develop the state by soliciting investments in their various domains by their indigenes and residents. The State g...

Mogaji Ojuekun Removed from Office
The Mogaji Ojuekun, Alhaji Sa'adu Ayinde, was yesterday removed from office by the Ilorin Emirate Council. Reasons for his removal cannot yet be ascertained. Details soon....

Saraki/Ahmed: A Political Godfather and his Son
While opposition parties rejoice over the alleged rift between the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his political godfather, Senator Bukola Saraki, the two politicians say their relationship is s...

'Human capital development, strategic to unemployment reduction' - Kwara CIPSMN
Human capital development is a strategic to reducing unemployment, the Chairman, Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Mr. Williams Ibiyinka, and Secretary, Mr. Afolar...

Gov. Ahmed Charges Member of the Committee on Nigerian Centenary Book
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed has charged members of the committee on Nigerian Centenary Book in the State to put their wealth of experience to bear in the discharge of their duties. ...

Workshop in Ilorin: GTB MD Sensitizes Kwara Workers, Politicians on Risk Mgt Investment
The Managing Director, Guarantee Trust Asset Management Limited, Mr. Nicholas Nyamali, has expressed readiness to assist public servants in Kwara State in achieving a desirable retirement through quality financial free...

Kwara Denies Deducting Council Funds
The Secretary to the Kwara State Government (SSG), Alhaji Sola Gold, yesterday denied his government's involvement in the deduction of allocations of funds to the existing 16 Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state....

We got shortfall of N1.25bn in federal allocation - Kwara govt
The total shortfall in the federal allocations due to local councils in Kwara State in May, June and July is over N1.25 billion. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, on Wednesday, the Kwara State government, ch...

Do Not Fear Retirement, Ahmed Tells Public Servants
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, yesterday advised civil servants about to retire from the service to engage in accurate planning rather than engage in fear about life after retirement. He not...

Police in Kwara debunk claims of killer GSM number in Ilorin, Omu-Aran
The police in Kwara have debunked the rumour and the text messages warning people not to pick calls from a particular GSM number. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that text messages warning people not t...

We'll Prosecute Bukola Saraki - SFU
The Commissioner of Police, Special Fraud Unit(SFU), Ikoyi, Lagos, Ayotunde Ogunsakin, has vowed to deal ruthlessly with fraudsters in his investigation against corruption. He also spoke on why Senato...

Ahmed administration not withholding LG Funds - ALGON
Local Government Chairmen in Kwara State have said that the state government under Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed is not deducting or withholding any funds accruable to local governments from the federation account. The ...